books.google.com.au - The long-held view that the Persian period in Israel (known as Yehud) was a historically derivative era that engendered little theological or literary innovation has been replaced in recent decades by an appreciation for the importance of the Persian period for understanding Israel's literature, religion,...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Approaching_Yehud.html?id=X8uK-dZr_BAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareApproaching Yehud